READING RECOMMENDATION: LOGIC OF EMPIRE, A SHORT STORY BY ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
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Hello there! Today I'm back with a review of yet another short story by Robert A.Heinlein: 'Logic of Empire'. You may read 'Logic of Empire' here. Among his shorter prose, this story remains one of my favourite ones. First p ublished in 1941 in Astonishing Science Fiction , 'Logic of Empire' is a realistic depiction of future slavery. It is a story set in future, a chilling tale of two men who are sold to slavery on Venus. Today I'll seek to explain why I hold this story in such high esteem. I think one of the reason why 'Logic of Empire' has had such an impact of me was the timing. I read it at the same time as several recounts of real slavery such as Slave: My True Story by Mende Nazer. Moreover, as someone who has a degree in language and literature, I've naturally read a great deal about slavery. Once I did more research on the subject, I was horrified to learn that the number of slaves worldwide is increasing , not decre